Award Winning Books by
KAREN JOY FOWLER

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler 1969 reviews (2013) (320p) (NYT100) (LJ More Best) (PF) (Booker) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

Named a Best of 2013 pick by: The New York Times Book Review, Slate, Newsday, Chicago Tribune, San Jose Mercury News, The Christian Science Monitor, Library Journal, and BookPage "I thought this was a gripping, big-hearted book . . . through the tender voice of her protagonist, Fowler has a lot to say about family, memory, ... more >>

Sister Noon by Karen Joy Fowler 19 reviews (2001) (321p) (PF) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

Lizzie Hayes, a member of the San Francisco elite, is a seemingly docile, middle-aged spinster praised for her volunteer work with the Ladies Relief and Protection Society Home, or "The Brown Ark". All she needs is the spark that will liberate her from the ruling conventions. When the wealthy and well-connected, but ill-reputed Mary Ellen Pleasant shows up at the Brown Ark, Lizzie is drawn to he... more >>

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Karen Joy Fowler Award Stats

Major Prize* Nominations 3   Unique Books Nominated for a Major Prize* 2   Pulitzer Prize Wins 0   Pulitzer Prize Nominations 0   National Book Critics Circle Award Wins 0   National Book Critics Circle Award Nominations 0   National Book Award Wins 0   National Book Award Nominations 0   Man Booker Prize Wins 0   Man Booker Prize Nominations 1 We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves ·   PEN/Faulkner Award Wins 1 We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves ·   PEN/Faulkner Award Nominations 2 Sister Noon · We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves ·

*Major Prize = Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, and PEN/Faulkner Award

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